A Tale of Two Cities

A detailed Summary of A Tale of Two Cities

In the movie "A Tale of Two Cities" Jarvis Lorry, an

employee of Tellson's Bank, was sent to find Dr. Manette,

an unjustly imprisoned physician, in Paris and bring him

back to England. Lucie, Manette's daughter who thought that

he was dead, accompanied Mr. Lorry. Upon arriving at

Defarge's wine shop in Paris, they found Mr. Manette in a

very bad state and took him back to London with them.

In 1780, five years later, Lucie, Mr. Lorry and Dr.

Manette were called to testify against Charles Darnay, a

tutor who made constant trips between France and England

and was thus accused of treason, but Darnay was acquitted

when a lawyer, named Sydney Carton, looked much like him

and an eye witness faltered to positively distinguish

Carton loved Lucie but he was a drunk. Knowing that their

relationship was hopeless, he stated that he would

sacrifice himself for her or anyone she loved in an

emotional conversation. Darnay ended up marrying Lucie.

Darnay's uncle, the Marquiuis St. Evremonde, was

assassinated by the father of a child he ran over and

Darnay inherited the title, Marquiuis St. Evermonde, Now

along with this title came power. Darnay would not take it

clearly showed strong support for Darnay and Dr. Manette

family. Darnay was tried the next day and sentenced to

his family, the Evremondes, had previously killed off her

oppression and anarchy made it enjoyable to see how the

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